CAMPIONS!!
FC Barcelona had just won the last prestigious tournament of the season in Spain, this time in the U-12 level. The Trofeo Blue BBVA is very prestigious here and, as some of you may know, Barcelona signed Iniesta after the guy amazed everyone playing with the kids of Albacete. Iniesta is not the only example of it, players like Valdés, Casillas or Torres already were among the best in their generation.
These are the CHAMPIONS!
History
1994: Sporting de Gijón
1995: Real Sociedad
1996: Racing de Santander
1997: Barcelona
1998: Athletic de Bilbao
1999: Real Madrid
2000: Real Madrid
2001: Real Zaragoza
2002: Barcelona
2003: Valencia
2004: Espanyol
2005: Barcelona
2006: Sevilla
2007: Villarreal
2008: Barcelona
2009: Barcelona
5 - Barcelona
2 - Real Madrid
1 - Sporting, Real Sociedad, Racing, Athletic, Zaragoza, Valencia, Espanyol, Villarreal
The current edition:
GRUPO A
01-07-09 Athletic - Almería 0-1
01-07-09 Almería - Numancia 2-2
01-07-09 R. Madrid - Mallorca 0-1
01-07-09 Athletic - Mallorca 0-0
01-07-09 Real Madrid - Numancia 2-0
01-07-09 Mallorca - Almería 2-1
01-07-09 Real Madrid - Athletic 0-1
02-07-09 Athletic - Numancia 0-0
02-07-09 Mallorca - Numancia 5-0
02-07-09 Real Madrid - Almería 2-2
1 - Mallorca - 10
2 - Almeria - 5
3 - Athletic - 5
4 - Real Madrid - 4
5 - Numancia - 2
GRUPO B
01-07-09 Villarreal - Betis 1-0
01-07-09 Atlético - Recreativo 1-0
01-07-09 Betis - Sporting 1-0
01-07-09 Atlético - Sporting 0-1
01-07-09 Recreativo - Betis 3-2
01-07-09 Atlético - Villarreal 0-1
01-07-09 Recreativo - Sporting 4-0
02-07-09 Villarreal - Sporting 1-0
02-07-09 Villarreal - Recreativo 1-0
02-07-09 Atlético - Betis 1-1
1 - Villarreal - 12
2 - Recreativo - 6
3 - Betis - 4
4 - Atletico - 4
5 - Sporting - 3
GRUPO C
01-07-09 Sevilla - Getafe 3-0
01-07-09 Racing - Valladolid 0-1
01-07-09 Barcelona - Getafe 2-0
01-07-09 Sevilla - Racing 0-0
01-07-09 Barcelona - Sevilla 3-0
01-07-09 Barcelona - Racing 2-0
01-07-09 Valladolid - Getafe 0-1
02-07-09 Sevilla - Valladolid 0-0
02-07-09 Racing - Getafe 0-1
02-07-09 Barcelona - Valladolid 6-0
1 - Barcelona - 12
2 - Getafe - 6
3 - Sevilla - 5
4 - Valladolid - 4
5 - Racing - 1
GRUPO D
01-07-09 Valencia - Osasuna 1-1
01-07-09 Deportivo - Osasuna 1-1
01-07-09 Espanyol - Málaga 4-0
01-07-09 Valencia - Málaga 3-1
01-07-09 Deportivo - Málaga 1-0
01-07-09 Espanyol - Osasuna 0-1
01-07-09 Valencia - Deportivo 2-0
02-07-09 Valencia - Espanyol 0-1
02-07-09 Osasuna - Málaga 3-2
02-07-09 Espanyol - Deportivo 5-0
1 - Espanyol - 9
2 - Osasuna - 8
3 - Valencia - 7
4 - Deportivo - 4
5 - Malaga - 0
CUARTOS DE FINAL
02-07-09 Villarreal -
Almería 1-2
02-07-09 Espanyol -
Getafe 0-0 (2-3 penalties)
02-07-09 Mallorca -
Recreativo 2-2 (1-2 penalties)
02-07-09
Barcelona - Osasuna 3-1
SEMIFINALES
03-07-09
Barcelona - Getafe 1-0
03-07-09
Almería - Recreativo 1-0
3º Y 4º PUESTO
03-07-09 Getafe -
Recreativo 0-4
FINAL
03-07-09
Barcelona - Almería 2-1
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CAMPIONS
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The final was a very nice game and I even got nervous at the end. The kids were extraordinary. Alexis is a very good player, powerful and good finisher, he's from Cameroon. Guim Laporta (yes, the son of the president) is a fantastic full back. Ayoub is that guy that you will see in the video with the #10 (look at his quality!!). Also, a mention to Dani, the forward of Almeria. That challenge of Guim and Dani was fantastic. As we did with Iniesta, it'd be interesting to take a look to this guy, because he has something special. Almeria showed to have a very good team and it was far from easy to win the game. Also, despite the big failure, a mention to Villarreal. Real Madrid? Nothing new... at the end, they will be in Getafe or Valladolid, who cares?
In the final, our striker Alexis, scored the final goal in the last minute of the game. Here is the video of that beautiful goal, the last seconds and the celebrations:
http://www.cuatro.com/deportes/videos/b ... ultpro_49/
Yes, it was on TV, on prime time for all the country. Amazing.
Here is also a summary of videos of the whole tournament:
http://www.cuatro.com/etiqueta/fútbol-7/
Alexis, the #9, was the top scorer of the tournament and MVP.
More in our official page:
http://www.fcbarcelona.cat/web/castella ... 05779.html
The best of all is that our future is safe with all these kids. Never forget that La Masia is our biggest asset, the "know-how", the football we develop, the idea of education. You should have seen how these kids play like our first team. Pass and support football, attacking mind, winning attitude.
Remember that the Treble winners had Valdes, Puyol, Pique, Busquets, Xavi, Iniesta and Messi in the first XI of the CL final. Pedrito also got his minutes. Never forgetting Bojan, Jorquera and the rest.
This is something that money can not buy. These titles make me feel proud. This is how Barcelona works!! Our trademark.